"knock around" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 閒逛
• 擺弄（物品）
• 虐待（物品）

Definition

以隨意或無目的的方式消磨時間，通常是到處閒逛；也可以指隨意或粗暴地對待某物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式用語，常出現在英式或澳洲英語。常指隨意消磨時間或無計劃地到處走，例如“knock around the city”。也可指對物品隨意或粗暴處理。不要與“knock out”或“knock on”混淆。

Examples

On weekends, I like to knock around with my friends downtown.

週末我喜歡和朋友們一起**閒逛**市中心。

He found an old football and started to knock it around in the backyard.

他找到一個舊足球，在後院隨便**擺弄**。

We spent the afternoon just knocking around at the mall.

我們一個下午都在商場裡**閒逛**。

I've been knocking around Europe for a few months now, just seeing where life takes me.

這幾個月我一直在歐洲到處**閒逛**，看看生活會帶我到哪裡。

That suitcase has been knocked around a lot—it’s full of scratches!

那個行李箱被**折騰**得很慘—全都是刮痕！

Let’s just knock around at the park until dinner time.

我們就在公園裡**閒逛**到晚餐時間吧。